TN 2000 Ch. Les Ormes de Pez, St. Estephe

[AlohaArtakaHoundsong]

In fine form. The last (I believe) of perhaps four. For about ten years from vintage this wine just was pretty stern and backward. A bottle I had maybe two years ago rewarded my patience and this last one was really good. A lot of salt air in the bouquet and a lot of dark flavors (brine, charcoal, anise/licorice, au jus) in the bottle, with melt in your mouth finish. Decent acidity. Plenty of body with a luxe feel and this did good service before, during and after dinner.

[AKR]

Nice. Isn't this made by the J-M Cazes complex?

[AlohaArtakaHoundsong]

I think you're correct.

[Nicklasss]

Thanks for the report, sound like a delicious Saint-Estèphe.

Sadly, Don't have too much 2000 left, but I still have some Léoville Poyferré and Pape Clément.

The 2000 Chateau Duhart Milon was great in the past.

Nic

[finner]

Art, you are right. I opened my last bottle of 2000 LOdP about a year ago and wrote "plenty of clay on the nose and a deep core of cherry". The previous bottles were so angry and shut and oaky that they were undrinkable.